English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Knighton

Other OS name in the Parish of Wembury

Historical Forms

  • Knytheteton (sic) 1281 Ass
  • Knyghton in Wenbury 1548 Pat

Etymology

is Knytheteton (sic)1281Ass (p), Knyghton in Wenbury 1548 Pat . v. cniht , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement